Articles by Malavika Santhebennur

Business News

Online broker launches SMSF account

Online broker Stake’s SMSF accounts have gone live, with Australian investors now able to trade through their SMSF on the platform.

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Business News

Mclowd partners with Super Plus

SMSF software and practitioner marketplace Mclowd has announced Brisbane-based administration firm Super Plus is migrating clients to the platform as part of a five-year agreement.

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Regulation

Imputation refund plan a wake-up call

The federal opposition’s proposal to end cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits should ring alarm bells for SMSFs about the risks of home bias in investment portfolios.

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Regulation

Labor policy backflip creates complexity

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The Labor Party’s policy shift to exempt people receiving the age pension from its changes to refundable franking credits will create a two-tiered treatment of SMSF members who access the pension in retirement.

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Business News

AMP CEO to retire

The AMP board has announced chief executive Craig Meller has confirmed his intention to retire around the end of 2018.

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Business News

SuperConcepts acquires OneVue SMSF admin

SuperConcepts has announced the acquisition of OneVue’s SMSF administration business.

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Regulation

Meaning of reserves differs under law

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All reserves maintained in SMSFs for superannuation law purposes will be counted as reserves for tax law purposes, but not vice versa, according to DBA Lawyers.

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Auditing

ASIC disqualifies Victorian SMSF auditor

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has disqualified a Victorian auditor from being an approved SMSF auditor for breaching independence requirements.

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Compliance

Downsizing requires holistic tax planning

Advisers and their SMSF clients need to be mindful of some of the wider tax planning implications of the federal government’s downsizing measure, according to a specialist industry lawyer.

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Investments

KSI Investments buys land for SMSF investment

Sydney-based investment management firm KSI Investments has completed a land acquisition after raising funds using the DomaCom crowdfunding platform and is accepting investment from SMSF investors.

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